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Shipyard deal
The Herald of Sunday revealed that ministers agreed to wipe out a bond that ensured
£25 million in default payments over the collapse of the shipbuilders at the centre of Scotland’s ferry building fiasco.
“The parliamentary inquiry into this fiasco is itself turning into a farce because of its lack of rigour – government and CMAL documents not obtained (not even asked for), key witnesses not called, questions not asked.”
John Paterson, heraldscotland.com
“There appears to be lack of competence all round with parties blaming each other which is no solution at all.
“The Scottish Government and their advisers do not come across as experts in the matter of shipbuilding projects and a lot of public funds are being spent on what looks like a lost cause. The yard appears not to have had any other contracts of note since the initial order for these two ships were placed in 2016 and some doubt must remain that the yard will have a viable future.”
John Mckay, heraldscotland.com
“This is the ‘open and transparent’ Scottish Government’s deceit laid bare, so much for having adult conversations when they continue to throw Scottish taxpayers’ money around like confetti, but the nationalists don’t care,. It will be the same value as confetti soon enough under SNP.”
Allan Thompson, heraldscotland.com
“The contract requires scrutiny together with all conjoined documents. If there is a fraud there should be prosecutions.”
Mike Smith, heraldscotland.com
“Bearing in mind that Calmac has a large and ongoing fleet replacement requirement, it would make sense to have the ability to build a fair proportion of these vessels in Scotland, and Fergusons ought to have been a strong contender for this work.”
Arthur Blue, heraldscotland.com
Plea for gas funds
Scotland’s oil and gas industry has warned it “has been compounded by the triple whammy of Covid-19, low oil price and low gas price”.
“The highly paid idealists employed by Friends of the Earth are actively campaigning to create poverty and a fuel crisis for the people of Scotland and the entire UK. The sooner these parasitic fringe groups are kicked into touch the better.”
Judge Dredd, heraldscotland.com
“The irony of oil and gas companies appealing for public money!”
Inga Bullen, heraldscotland.com
“This looks like blackmail and the oil and gas companies attempting to milk the system. I hope the Scottish Government has its wits about it and is not fooled by it.”
J Williamson, heraldscotland.com
“The net zero promise is ridiculous virtue signalling proposed by a wealthy elite who will be shielded from the worst effects of this economic madness based on a climate theology which has been forecasting its apocalypse for over 50 years, catastrophic sea level rise, arctic ice will be gone, Greenland will melt, New York will drown.”
Colin Laird, heraldscotland.com
‘Radical’ policies
Nicola Sturgeon has said health and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will be the cornerstones of this week’s programme for government.
“You are causing the economic issues with your insane policies to fight a virus that was never a huge threat and has now burned itself out. To hear how you’re going to partially mitigate the harm you’re causing is revolting.”
Daniel Lee, heraldscotland.com
“No doubt her radical new plan will be independence!”
Mark Smith, heraldscotland.com
“And my radical new policy to help the economy recover is – I am going to ask London for even more money.”
Mary Wilson, heraldscotland.com